Japan (AUS) Horse
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Japan is a 2yo brown colt from Australia, trained by Chris Waller. He is by Wootton Bassett out of Hussyanna. Japan has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in his sole start. In his latest start at Canterbury on 27 February 2026, ridden by Adam Hyeronimus, he finished eighth behind the winner Forest King.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury 27-Feb-26 1100m SOFT 6 R1 2Y MDN $1,625 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.340, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.610 1st Forest King ( D Gibbons 57 ) 2nd Euripedes ( R King 58 ) 1.23L 3rd Affari ( J Collett 55 ) 1.69L 8th Japan ( A Hyeronimus 57 ) 4.33L See full results | A Hyeronimus 57kg 4.33L | 8 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 12-Feb-26 900m GOOD 4 R14 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st Rachini ( R King ) 2nd Tenenbaum ( T Berry ) 3.99L 3rd Mount Atlas ( A Hyeronimus ) 6.26L 4th Japan ( J Mcdonald ) 7.19L | J Mcdonald 7.19L | 4 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 29-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R9 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:55.210 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st Thrill Hunter ( A B Collett ) 2nd Lorax ( T Clark ) 0.75L 3rd Hearts Affair ( D Gibbons ) 1.23L 5th Japan ( J Mcdonald ) 2.11L | J Mcdonald 2.11L | 5 (7) |
| Canterbury 02-Dec-25 895m GOOD 4 R14 2YC&G-BT, Winning Time: 00:56.070 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.800 1st Elio ( A Hyeronimus ) 2nd Gridlock ( T Berry ) 1.18L 3rd Lorax ( N C Rawiller ) 1.54L 4th Japan ( K Mcevoy ) 2.33L | K Mcevoy 2.33L | 4 (4) |